Career Exploration

We can help you find a career that is meaningful to you, and
help you choose the major and classes to position you for a successful future
in that career path. The first step in finding your dream job is self-reflection.

Career Exploration Appointments

Make an appointment to meet with our Career Services staff to discuss your
goals and possible career plans. Contact us at 630-844-5403 or career@aurora.edu to
schedule a time.

Some questions to
think about are:

What high school classes did I
enjoy? Do well in?

What are my interests? What do I
like to do?

What are my skills? What am
I good at?

What do I value? What's important
to me?

Assessment Tests

Assessment tests
can assist you in developing a bigger picture of interests, likes and
preferences. After you’ve taken the assessments, you can make an appointment
with Career Services to go over the results in more detail. Here are a few
favorites:

Humanmetrics is a personality test to help
discover talents and preferences. It is based on the work of several
leaders in psychology: Carl Jung, Katharine Cook Briggs, and Isabel Briggs
Myers. This assessment is referred to as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI). At the end of the assessment you will be given a four-letter
code and a brief explanation of what that code represents.

Holland
Interest Inventory was created
by John Holland based on the belief that our profession is an expression
of our personality and likes. This link will take you to the California
Career Zone. From the home page click on "Begin
Assessment" then "Interest Profiler." After taking
the assessment you will be given a three-letter code and a list of
occupations that correspond to that code.

Celebrity MBTI - Just for fun take a look at
the Myers-Briggs codes for various celebrities.

Career Library

The United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics annually
publishes the Occupational
Outlook Handbook. This is a great
resource for job information, including description of tasks and
responsibilities, education and training required, job forecasts, salary ranges
and additional resources.